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Education

  • WSC To Name Building For Noted Alumna

    June 8, 2009

    Worcester State College plans to name its newly renovated administration building after alumna, professor and administrator Helen G. Shaughnessy.

    June 8, 2009
  • WPI Gets $621K In NIH Awards

    May 29, 2009

    Two Worcester Polytechnic Institute researchers will receive grants from the National Institutes of Health, one for research on stem cells and the other for work on the prevention of urinary tract infections.

    May 29, 2009
  • WPI Residence Hall Project Wins Award

    May 29, 2009

    The Construction Management Association of America's New England Chapter has given Gilbane Building Co.'s Boston office two awards, including one for a new residence hall at Worc

    May 29, 2009
  • Melissa Glavin-Guillotte, marketing and recruitment manager, Becker College

    May 26, 2009

    Melissa Glavin-Guillotte got her associate's and bachelor's degrees in business from Becker College.

    May 26, 2009
  • Junior Achievement Of Central Mass To Dissolve

    Matthew L. Brown May 26, 2009

    Junior Achievement of Central Massachusetts Inc. will cease operations June 30 after falling out with Junior Achievement Worldwide over the organization's philosophy.

    Matthew L. Brown May 26, 2009
  • FSC Digs Into North County Economy

    May 25, 2009

    A new initiative at Fitchburg State College promises to offer North Central Massachusetts businesses and elected officials easy-to-use local data on subjects like employment, education and costs of living, starting as early as this fall.

    May 25, 2009
  • May 25, 2009 Issue of the WBJ

    May 25, 2009

    Watch as WBJ Editor Christina Davis talks about what you'll find in the May 25 issue of the Worcester Business Journal.  Issue Highlights On Page One

    May 25, 2009
  • QCC To Help Chinese Students Acclimate

    Matthew L. Brown May 20, 2009

    Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester has reached an agreement to help Chinese students attending the Massachusetts International Academy acclimate to life in the United States.

    Matthew L. Brown May 20, 2009
  • Anna Maria Prez Joins Education Leadership Committee

    May 19, 2009

    The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts has named Anna Maria College President Jack P.

    May 19, 2009
  • New Solar System In Oxford

    May 15, 2009

    Wilson Language Training of Oxford is set to unveil its new 139 kilowatt solar power system at its Old Webster Road headquarters this afternoon.

    May 15, 2009
  • WPI Student A Finalist For Google Scholarship

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009

    A Worcester Polytechnic Institute computer science student has been awarded $1,000 and is a national finalist for a Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship.

    Matthew L. Brown May 12, 2009
  • Child Service Leader Gets Assumption Award

    May 12, 2009

    An Assumption College project has given alumna Dianne Bruce, executive director of Edward Street Child Services in Worcester, an award for her service to the community.

    May 12, 2009
  • UMass Med. School Hires Lt. Gov's Chief Of Staff

    May 12, 2009

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School has hired James B. Leary, who currently serves as chief of staff for Massachusetts Lt. Gov.

    May 12, 2009
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  • Hidden Scientific Research At Worcester State

    Eileen Kennedy May 11, 2009

    People are used to hearing about research with the potential to cure or mitigate some of life’s many diseases.

    Eileen Kennedy May 11, 2009

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.